I always like telling the story of how one of my house mates discovered Landstalker in 2004.
I had a Genesis set up on the shared television in the house, and I had maybe 20 games available to play. This house mate was not an active video game player at all. But we did not have cable TV service so there was nothing to watch except our tired collection of DVD movies.
Evidently one day when he was off work he started messing around with my Genesis. When I get home that afternoon I am surprised and delighted to hear the Landstalker BGM when I open the door to the house.
This guy who had not touched a Genesis in over 10 years had found himself enthralled by Landstalker and spent two days playing it through to the end.
As well as being a testament to the timeless game design, it is also a testament to the fact that the control is really not at all difficult. If a non-gamer can beat the game in two days while using a stock 3-button pad, then anyone who complains about the control and the diagonal jumping is really an uncoordinated oaf.
It is such a disappointment that the expanded Landstalker trilogy that was planned for Sony's PSP never came to fruition.
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